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It is a sequel to his earlier novel The Rainbow (1915), and follows the continuing loves and lives of the Brangwen sisters, Gudrun and Ursula. Gudrun Brangwen, an artist, pursues a destructive relationship with Gerald Crich, an industrialist. Lawrence contrasts this pair with the love that develops between Ursula and Rupert Birkin, an alienated intellectual who articulates many opinions associated with the author. The emotional relationships thus established are given further depth and tension by a homoerotic attraction between Gerald and Rupert. The novel ranges over the whole of British society at the time of the First World War and eventually ends high up in the snows of the Swiss Alps.

As with most of Lawrence's works, Women in Love caused controversy over its sexual subject matter. One early reviewer said of it, "I do not claim to be a...
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DH Lawrence's The Trespasser is a novel about the tragic results of an adulterous relationship, based on the experiences of an actual female friend of the author.

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A TEDIOUS SIMPLE TALE
THIS SHORT, SIMPLE TALE IS TYPICAL OF LAWRENCE. A MARRIED MAN--A MUSICIAN-- UNHAPPY IN HIS MARRIAGE, HAS AN AFFAIR WITH HIS STUDENT. THEN HE CANNOT FACE HIS FAMILY AND COMMITS SUICIDE. AFTER HIS SUICIDE, LIFE GOES ON. HIS FAMILY SUCCEED WITHOUT HIM, AND HIS YOUNG MISTRESS FINDS ANOTHER MAN TO LOVE HER.
ITS IS SIMPLE AND PREDICTABLE. THE BULK OF THE PIECE DESCRIBES THE DAYS IN WHICH THE LOVERS SPEND SOME DAYS TOGETHER, ALONE,AT THE SEASHORE, ENJOYING LOVE AND NATURE.IT IS BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN, BUT I FOUND IT TIRESOME AFTER A WHILE. LAWRENCE WRITES NOVELS OF PURE POETRY, BUT THE TALE DID NOT KEEP ME INTERESTED. IF I WANT POETRY, I'LL READ IT!

Lawrence feels too Impressionable
The Trespasser is the tragic tale of Siemund, a music teacher with an unhappy family life, and his student, who becomes his lover.It isn't a worthless book, but your time would definately be better spent reading oneof the famous Lawrence books - this is clearly the creation of a young,impressionable mind.For instance, Lawrence makes constant reference toWagner's 'Ring' in the book, rubbing the reader's nose profusely inheavyhanded hints that Siemund is borrowed from the German composer's work. ... Read more

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Twilight in Italy is a travel narrative by DH Lawrence, featuring poetically evocative writing that focuses as much on the philosophical and emotional aspects of the foreign country as its physical and cultural characteristics.

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One of the greatst travel books ever written
Much is said of D.H. Lawrence's fiction, but we've mostly forgotten about his amazing travel writing.Twilight in Italy takes us on a foot tour of the Alps all the way down into the verdant gardens and sun soaked plaza's of Italy.Lawrence, as always, finds small stories here and there that not only share a sense of place but also relate the experience of a real traveler.If you are a fan of Paul Theroux or Pico Iyer you will immediately feel at home with this book.

Truly great writing
I found myself reading, rereading, and rereading aloud, passages from this beautiful work. Lawrence writes poetically--never mind the sportswriters' rule against repeating the same word in a sentence ("Angels," "Seraphs," "Halos")--this author uses "dark" numerous times in a single paragraph. I felt as though I were in northern Italy with him. Incredible. Also recommended are his other travel works, such as Sea and Sardinia and Mornings in Mexico.

Beautifully Written Travel Narrative
D.H. Lawrence is better known for his various novels, i.e., Women in Love; Lady Chatterly's Lover; and Sons and Lovers than for his travel writing.With that said, I highly recommend this book.Personally I love Lawrence's writing style and this particular book is exceptional even for Lawrence.You will feel as though you are there with him experiencing the moment he is describing.The people and places of Italy come alive through his prose.His writing moves, at times, from reality and physical descriptions to abstraction and philosophy, but it is so wonderfully written, you will cherish every word and never question the move from one to the other.Images abound in this work and the scenes he describes are beautifully sensual.I have read this work twice and plan on reading it numerous other times throughout my life. ... Read more

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Torn between his passion for two women and his abiding attachment to his mother, young Paul Morel struggles with his desire to please everyone -- particularly himself. Lawrence's highly autobiographical novel unfolds against the backdrop of his native Nottinghamshire coal fields.

The refined daughter of a "good old burgher family," Gertrude Coppard meets a rough-hewn miner at a Christmas dance and falls into a whirlwind romance. But soon after her marriage to Walter Morel, she realizes the difficulties of living off his meager salary in a rented house. The couple fight and drift apart and Walter retreats to the pub after work each day. Gradually, Mrs. Morel's affections shift to her sons, beginning with the oldest, William.

As a boy, William is so attached to his mother that he doesn't enjoy the fair without her...
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DH Lawrence was born in Nottingham, England in 1885. He died at age 44 in Vence, France in 1930. In between those birth and death dates he created great fiction. His first big book and, probably, still his greatest is "Sons and Lovers."

The novel is highly autobiographical. Walter Morel is a crude, hard drinking miner who has no intellectual interests. He weds the etheral and lovely Gertrude. The couple have four children: William, Annie, Paul and Arthur. William, the eldest, is a good boy engaged to a flighty woman. He dies at an early age. The other children, with the noted exception of Paul, live mundane lives.

Paul is the Lawrence figure in the book. He is a mama's boy tied to her tight apron strings. Paul loves books, learning and the beauties of flowering nature. He has long affairs with the beautiful but shy Miriam who lives on a nearby farm and Clara Dawes (resembling Lawrence's wife Frieda Weekly). He marries neither woman leaving his boyhood home for adventures elsewhere. As the novel ends, Paul will continue his artistic work and his spiritual questing.

There is little action in this novel. It is, instead, a pyschological probing of such human affairs as familial and erotic love, death, suffering and the process of saying goodbye to childhood. It is a deeply moving book. One cannot refrain from crying at the death of Paul's saintly mother.

"Sons and Lovers" was written before Lawrence was scorned by critics and damaged by life. It is an excellent book which everyone should read if they are interested in life within a family. This book is rich with descriptions of nature and is a joy to read. Excellent! ... Read more

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Since his death in 1930 at the age of 44, D H Lawrence has become a legend as both a writer and a man. In The Life of D H Lawrence, Keith Sagar has written an authentic, vivid biography, drawing on the five thousand five hundred Lawrence letters now available, and the many accounts of him by his relatives, friends and contemporaries. He tells the story directly and dramatically, revealing the dynamics of Lawrence's worldwide quest (both as traveler and as 'thought-adventurer') for a way of life he could recognize as both fully human and deeply religious. The book is illustrated throughout with 150 pictures, many in color, including those of his friends and associates, places he lived in and wrote about, and his paintings. In The Life of D H Lawrence, Keith Sagar has written not only about Lawrence the creator of some of the finest works in every genre of modern literature, but also the creator of 'that piece of supreme art, a man's life'.1. Young Bert2. His Mother s Darling3. Stranger in a Strange Land4. Death in Life5. The Best I Have Known6. Terra Incognita7. Rananim8. England, Their England9. The Nightmare10. Babes in the Woods11. Pilgrim12. Lessons in Disillusion13. The New World14. Paradise Lost and Found15. Resurrection16. Insouciance17. Tenderness18. Autos-da-fé19. The Longest JourneyReferencesSources of IllustrationsIndex ... Read more

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New Poems is a collection of over forty poems by DH Lawrence, including "Coming Awake," "Love Storm," "Palimpsest of Twilight," "The North Country," and "Autumn Sunshine."

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DH Lawrence's Bay: A Book of Poems is a short collection of eighteen poems, including "The Little Town at Evening," "After the Opera," "Winter-Lull," "Ruination," and "Nostalgia."

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It follows three generations of the Brangwen family, particularly focusing on the sexual dynamics of, and relations between, the characters.

Lawrence's frank treatment of sexual desire and the power plays within relationships as a natural and even spiritual force of life, though perhaps tame by modern standards, caused The Rainbow to be prosecuted in an obscenity trial in late 1915, as a result of which all copies were seized and burnt. After this ban it was unavailable in Britain for 11 years, although editions were available in the USA.

The Rainbow was followed by a sequel in 1920, Women in Love. Although Lawrence conceived of the two novels as one, considering the titles The Sisters and The Wedding Ring for the work, they were published as two separate novels at the urging of his publisher. However, after...
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Tortoises is a collection of six poetic odes to the animal of the title.

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DH Lawrence's Look! We Have Come Through! is a collection of over sixty poems, such as "Moonrise," "Elegy," "Roses on the Breakfast Table," "Sunday Afternoon in Italy," "December Night," and "Autumn Rain."

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never sent!
I ordered this book and it was never sent.I replied to the sender and they said they would look into this and I have nothing since.

Only for Lawrence die-hards
This was Lawrence's first published novel in the UK, and represents the writer's early experiment in the quest for an established style.

Far too much descriptive detail, and too little narrative, to be considered anenjoyable read. It is however interesting to note the early appearance ofthemes that were to dominate later Lawrence works. In particular, thenature-civilisation dichotomy, which became a Lawrence trademark, isapparent here in the relationship between the cultured, educated narratorand his best friend, the raw-boned but affable farmer, George.

Readerswishing to introduce themselves to Lawrence would be better advised tostart with thebook published two years later, and that marked thebeginning of his literary reputation: "Sons and Lovers" ... Read more

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Twilight in Italy and Other Essays is a collection of travel essays written between 1912 to 1916.

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The Crucifix Across the Mountains - On the Lago di Garda - Italians in Exile - The Return Journey
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The protagonist of this picaresque novel, Aaron Sisson, is a union official in the coal mines of the English Midlands, trapped in a stale marriage. He is also an amateur, but talented, flautist. At the start of the story he walks out on his wife and two children and decides on impulse to visit Italy. His dream is to become recognised as a professional musician. During his travels he encounters and befriends Rawdon Lilly, a Lawrence like writer who nurses Aaron back to health when he is taken ill in post-war London. Having recovered his health, Aaron arrives in Florence. Here he moves in intellectual and artistic circles, argues about politics, leadership and submission, and has an affair with an aristocratic lady. The novel ends with an anarchist or fascist explosion that destroys Aaron's instrument. Many incidents in the novel have direct parallels with events in Lawrence's own life, but as with so much of this author's work we should not confuse art with disguised autobiography. ... Read more

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The sequel to his earlier novel The Rainbow, DH Lawrence's Women in Love continues the story of the Brangwen sisters and their romantic experiences in World War I British society.